THE IMPROV ASYLUM – 216 Hanover St., Boston; 75 Warrenton St., Boston. 8 p.m. Wed., Lost in Boston, or How I Learned to Love That Dirty Water, $15. It’s The North End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine), 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $20. 617-263-6887 or www.improvasylum.com.

PLYMOUTH CORDAGE MUSEUM – 10 Cordage Park Circle, Plymouth. Exhibits tell the story of the immigration of workers from Germany, Portugal and Italy and their impact on the growth of North Plymouth. Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. Free admission. 508-746-7707, www.plymouthcordagemuseum.org.

SCITUATE MOSSING MUSEUM – 301 Driftway, Scituate. Exhibits: History of Irish Mossing; replica of sea-captain’s parlor of late 1800s; famous shipwrecks. Hours: 1-4 p.m. Sundays year round; Sat.-Sun. in July and August. 781-545-1083.

OLD STATE HOUSE – State and Washington streets, Boston. Exhibits: The Old State House: A Hands On History. Our Favorite Things. The Boston Massacre: A Sound and Light Show. From Colony to Commonwealth. Treasures from The Bostonian Society's Collections. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $3 adults, $2.50 students/seniors, $1 children. Members, Boston school children and Boston seniors, free. 720-1713, www.bostonhistory.org.

PAUL REVERE HOUSE – 19 North Square, Boston. Exhibits: The Paul Revere House: A Home in Five Centuries. Paul Revere and Prelude to Revolution: The Massacre, Tea Party and Midnight Ride. Admission: $3 adults, $2.50 students/seniors, $1 children 5-17. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. daily. Closed Mondays in January, February, March and on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day. 617-523-2338, www.paulreverehouse.org.

NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM – 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. Exhibits: Needle/Work - Art, Craft, and Industry in a Port City. From New Bedford We Set Sail. From the Deep: The Sperm Whale, Bone by Bone. Navigating the World: Tools of the Trade. Industry and Nature Collide: Photographs of Modern Shore Whaling Stations. Dutch Whaling in the Golden Age. British Paintings and Scrimshaw. New Bedford Art Glass. Kobo, blue whale skeleton. The Lagoda, half-scale model of a whaling bark. Portraits of a Port: New Bedford Navigates the World. The Forecastle. $10, $9 students/seniors, $6 children 6-14. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 508-997-0046, www.whalingmuseum.org.

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE – 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. Stagecoach rides around the village common, $5 with museum admission. Exhibits: Busy Hands and Useful Hours: Samplers and Embroidered Textiles. Draw the Bow: Musical Instruments in Early New England. On the Move: Vehicles of the Early 1800s. $20 adults, $18 seniors, $6 youths 3-17, free for children 2 and younger. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun. 508-347-3362, www.osv.org.

HUNTING FIREFLIES – North and South River Watershed Association, 214 South St., Norwell. 7:30-9:30 p.m. June 27, insect expert and Museum of Science educator, Don Salvatore in a hunt for fireflies. Location to be determined. $5 suggested donation. Pre-registrationrequired. 781-659-8168 , paula@nsrwa.org.

NEW ENGLAND WILD WEST SHOW – Marshfield Fairgrounds, Route 3A, Marshfield. June 27-29, Western-themed festival with food, live music, rodeo shows. $10, $5 children 12 and younger, free for children 3 and younger. www.cowboyspirit.org.

MARSHFIELD – 9 a.m. July 4, reading of Declaration of Independence at Marshfield Town Hall, 80 Moraine St., followed by parade of bicycles and decorated doll carriages and patriotic sing-along. 781-837-0431.

MILTON – 9:30 a.m. July 4 at Kelly Field, Brook Road. Fourth of July celebration, with family foot races, ice cream, vintage fire truck for children to explore and other activities.

QUINCY – Noon and 3 p.m. July 4, Adams National Historical Park, Declaration of Independence re-enactment at the Carriage House, 135 Adams St. Visitors assume the roles of members of the Continental Congress and debate the passage of the Constitution. Free. 7-9 p.m. Jefferson & Adams: A Revolutionary Dialogue, a play, performed on the grounds of the Beale Estate, 181 Adams St. Free. www.nps.gov/adam.